Jenkins is an open-source automation server that simplifies and automates software development processes such as building, testing, and deploying applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Jenkins on OpenSUSE latest.
Before we begin, it's assumed that you have access to a terminal with the latest version of OpenSUSE installed. You also need to have root privileges to execute the installation command.
The first step is to add the Jenkins repository to your system. Execute the following command in the terminal:
sudo zypper addrepo https://pkg.jenkins.io/opensuse-stable/jenkins.repo
Next, add the Jenkins GPG key to verify the integrity of packages from the Jenkins repository.
sudo rpm --import https://pkg.jenkins.io/opensuse-stable/jenkins.io.key
Once the Jenkins repository is added, you can install Jenkins by running the following command:
sudo zypper install jenkins
The installation process will take a few minutes, and it will install all the required dependencies.
After the installation is complete, start the Jenkins service:
sudo systemctl start jenkins
To verify that Jenkins has started successfully, run the following command:
sudo systemctl status jenkins
If Jenkins is running successfully, the output of the command should look like this:
● jenkins.service - LSB: Jenkins Automation Server
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/jenkins; generated)
Active: active (running) since Fri 2021-10-08 13:28:10 UTC; 2min 11s ago
Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
Process: 9374 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/jenkins start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
CGroup: /system.slice/jenkins.service
└─9384 /etc/alternatives/java -Dcom.sun.akuma.Daemon=daemonized -Djava.awt.headless=true -DJENKINS_HOME=/var/lib/jenkins -jar /usr/lib/jenkins/jenkins.war --webroot=/var/cache/jenkins/war --httpPort=8080 --httpListenAddress=127.0.0.1
Jenkins is now installed and running on your OpenSUSE system. To configure Jenkins, open your web browser and navigate to https://localhost:8080.
You will see the Jenkins login page, where you will be prompted to enter the initial admin password.
To retrieve the password, execute the following command in the terminal:
sudo cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword
Copy and paste the password in the Administrator password field and click on Continue.
Next, select Install suggested plugins to install the recommended plugins for Jenkins. Once the installation is complete, create the admin user by providing your name, username, password, and email address.
Finally, click on Save and Finish to complete the Jenkins configuration.
In this tutorial, we have guided you through the process of installing Jenkins on OpenSUSE. You can now use Jenkins to automate your software development processes and build and deploy projects more efficiently.
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